“In retrospect, the Wehrmacht experiments with large caliber muzzle loaders mounted to half tracks were not as combat effective as their advocates claimed. The duty of loader on such vehicles proved to be the least popular position in the Panzergrenadier regiments responsible for the field tests.”

Near the end of the war, things were going so badly for German troops that they were forced to use improvised ammunition. The frozen chicken rounds were particularly dangerous, due to the risk of salmonella.